Kling

Kling 3.0 is the model to try for action, fights and dialogue with lip sync, and it is cheaper per second than Seedance 2.5. Start with the Standard plan (6.99 USD for the first month) and generate without native audio while you test, which cuts the credit cost by a third. Kling 4.0 is announced but not fully released, so do not pay for a bigger plan just to get it.

At a glanceCopy Anchor Link

Prices checked on 15 Oct 2026.

The site owner also saw a weekly Standard option at 1.49 USD for 100 credits on the Kling membership page on 15 Oct 2026. Kling's own credit guide does not list it, so check what renews before you buy.

Credits per second on Kling 3.0Copy Anchor Link

A 5 s clip at 720p costs 30 credits without audio and 45 with audio. At the Standard renewal price that is about 0.40 USD and 0.60 USD. Kling has not published credit costs for 4.0 or 4.0 Flash.

Best forCopy Anchor Link

From community reports:

• Action, fights, tracking shots and orbits. This is the most repeated reason creators pick Kling over Seedance.
• Dialogue timing and lip sync, including several speakers in one clip (praise partly from promoted posts).
• A believable "real ad" look. In one organic test of a retro TV ad prompt, Kling looked most like a real 1980s family ad, while Seedance made a more cinematic montage.
• Price. One organic comparison put Kling 4.0 Flash at about a quarter of Seedance 2.5's cost per second.

Weak atCopy Anchor Link

• Generated music. One organic tester said it sounds like an older music model. Add music in the edit.
• Consistency between runs. Results vary more from run to run than on Seedance (community guides).
• Long or complex edits. In a disclosed paid test, MiniMax H3 followed a detailed edit prompt better than Kling 4.0 Flash.
• Copied dances. Motion Control remakes of existing TikToks get flagged as unoriginal by the platform (organic report).

How to prompt itCopy Anchor Link

StructureCopy Anchor Link

Kling's official structure for 4.0: subject, action, setting, camera, lighting, pacing, sound. Give every reference a role: character, product, scene, style, or a video for motion and camera. Kling has not published an @ syntax, so name references in plain words ("the woman from the first image").

For timing inside one clip, Kling 3.0 understands cues such as "At the 4th second".

Multi shotCopy Anchor Link

Turn on Custom Multi Shot, set the number of shots and the length of each, then label them in the prompt: "Shot 1, ...", "Shot 2, ...". On kling.ai, all plans include 3 free Element AI Multi Shot uses per day (seen on the membership page on 15 Oct 2026).

DialogueCopy Anchor Link

Official format: speaker, then tone and language in parentheses, then the line in quotes.

Boy (casual tone, Korean): "Are you coming or not?"

• If a character Element already has a bound voice, do not set the tone again.
• Lines in a language Kling does not support are translated to English. On 3.0, Vietnamese lines will come out in English.
• Community tips for several speakers: give each one a unique label (never "he" or "she"), write the action before the line, give each voice a texture ("raspy, deep"), and link turns with "Immediately" so the voices do not merge.

Elements for consistent charactersCopy Anchor Link

Build a character Element from a short video (face and voice) or from 2 to 4 images taken from different angles. Recording an Element from video works in the app only.

Words to avoidCopy Anchor Link

The content filter reacts to words like "shirtless" or "exposed". Describe the clothing that is there instead (community tip).

Example promptsCopy Anchor Link

A two shot dialogue scene with Custom Multi Shot set to 2 shots of 5 s:

Shot 1, wide: a rainy rooftop at night, neon signs below, a detective with an umbrella faces a woman by the door.
Detective (low gravelly voice, tired, English): "You came alone."
Immediately, Woman (clear voice, wary, English): "You told me to."
Shot 2, profile close up of the detective, camera tracking slowly left. Rain gets heavier, thunder rumbles.

An action shot with one clear camera move:

A parkour runner in a grey hoodie sprints across a concrete rooftop, vaults a low wall and lands in a roll.
Camera: tracking shot from the side at running speed, low angle.
Late afternoon sun, long shadows, dust kicks up on landing. Fast pacing.
Sound: footsteps, cloth rustle, a hard thud on the landing.

Image to video with a clear end state:

The cat on the windowsill stretches, yawns, then curls up and goes still.
Camera static. Soft morning light through the curtain. Ends with the cat asleep and the curtain settling.

A product shot with a timing cue:

A white sneaker on a turntable in a bright studio. Slow orbit around the shoe, macro lens.
At the 3rd second, a splash of water hits the toe and beads off the fabric.
Clean white background, soft shadows. Sound: a light splash, then quiet.

Settings that save creditsCopy Anchor Link

• Turn off native audio while you test. 720p drops from 9 to 6 credits per second. Turn it on for the final take only.
• Test at 720p. 1080p costs a third more, 4K costs 30 credits per second.
• Keep test clips to 5 s. Shorter clips also help with the "stuck at 99%" problem below.
• Use the free extras on paid plans: VIDEO 2.6 Voice Control and 3 daily Multi Shot uses (seen on the membership page).
• Watch the first month price. The 6.99 USD Standard price is for the first subscription only and renews at 8.80 USD.
• Failed generations are not charged on the API.

Known issuesCopy Anchor Link

SourcesCopy Anchor Link

• Kling 3.0 user guide
• Kling 3.0 credit cost guide
• Kling 4.0 feature page
• Kling 4.0 vs 3.0
• Kling 4.0 model blog
• Kling 4.0 Flash rollout post
• Kling API pricing
• Kling daily free credits